Wintersun

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Nazione:Finlandia
Attività:dal 2004

Line up

  • Jari Mäenpää: vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Kai Hahto: drums
  • Teemu Mäntysaari: guitars
  • Jukka Koskinen: bass
Wintersun was originally created by guitarist Jari Mäenpää as a side project to folk metal band Ensiferum, for whom he was lead singer and guitarist. In 2003, Mäenpää began culling together songs that he had been working on since 1995. These songs followed specific themes described by Mäenpää as majestic, "spacy", and melodic. While Mäenpää planned to perform and record each instrument for the first album himself, he still required a drummer. He sent demos to Kai Hahto, former member of Rotten Sound, who agreed to perform the drums.
After obtaining a record deal, Mäenpää scheduled studio time to record the first album. Ensiferum's tour to support their 2004 release was scheduled at the same time, which forced Mäenpää to request time off from the band. The band instead fired him, and Mäenpää was free to go ahead with the production of his self-titled album, Wintersun.
After the release of Wintersun, the band found permanent members to perform shows and promote the album, although a keyboardist would never be found. In 2006, Wintersun began work on their second album, tentatively titled Time. Recording began in May of that year, but the album would be the recipient of years-long delays for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which was the complexity of each song's mix.

Discografia

Copertina 8,5
Time II (Nuclear Blast / 2024) 

1. FIELDS OF SNOW / 2. THE WAY OF THE FIRE / 3. ONE WITH THE SHADOWS / 4. OMINOUS CLOUDS / 5. STORM / 6. SILVER LEAVES

Copertina 9
The Forest Seasons (Nuclear Blast / 2017) 

1. AWAKEN FROM THE DARK SLUMBER (SPRING) / 2. THE FOREST THAT WEEPS (SUMMER) / 3. ETERNAL DARKNESS (AUTUMN) / 4. LONELINESS (WINTER)

Copertina 9
Time I (Nuclear Blast / 2012) 

1. WHEN TIME FADES AWAY / 2. SONS OF WINTER AND STARS / 3. LAND OF SNOW AND SORROW / 4. DARKNESS AND FROST / 5. TIME

Copertina 7,5
Wintersun (Nuclear Blast / 2004)  Past

1. BEYOND THE DARK SUN / 2. WINTER MADNESS / 3. SLEEPING STARS / 4. BATTLE AGAINST TIME / 5. DEATH AND THE HEALING / 6. STARCHILD / 7. BEAUTIFUL DEATH / 8. SADNESS AND HATE

Interviste

Wintersun: è stata solo una questione di..Time.

(05 novembre 2012) Portare sulle spalle ben 6 anni di lavoro non è una cosa facile per un disco. " Time I" dei Wintersun ci è riuscito alla stragrande e in occasione della sua...

Live report

Wintersun + Black Therapy + Whispered - 1 ottobre 2017, Zona Roveri Music...

(03 ottobre 2017) Fatta eccezione della breve comparsa al Colony Open Air dell'estate scorsa a Brescia, i Wintersun non calcavano il suolo italiano da cinque anni. Un tempo ragguardevole per tutti...
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